On 13th May, 2022, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved 3 new food raw materials and 18 new food additives. The detailed approval information is as follow:
1. New food raw materials
(1) Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Name | Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | |
Basic information | Family: Chlamydomonaceae, Genus:Chlamydomonas | |
Brief introduction of production process | It was prepared by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae species for breeding, fermenter heterotrophic expansion culture and spray-drying. | |
Quality requirement | Property | Green powder |
Protein content | ≥30.0% | |
Crude polysaccharide content | ≥10.0% | |
Other information | 1.The scope of use does not include infant and young children food. 2. Food safety indicators are implemented in accordance with the relevant regulations of algae and algae products. |
(2) Sugarcane Polyphenols
Name | Sugarcane Polyphenols |
Brief introduction of production process | Using sugarcane as raw material, through squeezing, filtering, extracting and removing excess sugar and salt to obtain sugarcane molasses, and then water and ethanol are used as extraction solvents to prepare powdered sugarcane extract through processes such as filtration, vacuum concentration, ion exchange and spray drying; or to prepare liquid extract through processes such as filtration and vacuum distillation. |
Recommended daily intake | ≤1 g/d(powder), or≤10 g/d(liquid) The recommended daily intake of powder with total polyphenol content of 200 g/kg is 1 g/d, and liquid with total polyphenol content of 14.8 g/kg is 10g/d. If the above content is exceeded, it shall be converted according to the actual content. |
Other information | 1. The substance shall not be consumed by infants, pregnant women and lactating women. Inapplicable population should be marked on labels and instructions. 2. See appendix for quality specifications and food safety indicators. |
(3) Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum BB536
Name | Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum BB536 |
Other information | 1. Can be used in infant food 2. Food safety indicators should conform to relevant Chinese standards |
2. New food additives
(1) New food additive
No | Name | Function | Category number | Food name/category | Maximum level (g/kg) | Note |
1 | Quinoline yellow aluminum lake | Colorant | 05.03 | Coatings for candy and chocolate products (only for candy | 0.3 | Measured as quionline yellow |
(2) New enzymes for food industry
No | Name | Source | Donor |
1 | β-fructofuranosi | Aspergillus fijiensis | — |
2 | β-glucanase | Bacillus subtilis | Bacillus subtilis |
3 | Protease | Bacillus subtilis | Alkalihalobacillus clausii |
4 | Trehalase | Trichoderma reesei | Trichoderma reesei |
5 | Phospholipase | Aspergillus niger | Talaromyces leycettanus |
6 | Glucose oxidase | Aspergillus niger | Penicillium chrysogenum |
7 | Lactase | Bacillus subtilis | Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus |
8 | Phytase | Aspergillus niger | Aspergillus tubingensis |
The quality specification requirements of enzymes should meet the requirements of the ‘National Food Safety Standard, Food Additives, Enzymes’ (GB 1886.174).
(3) New food processing aid
No | Name | Function | Usage scope |
1 | Sodium sulfide pentahydrate | Deacidification agent, decolourize agent and sedimentation agent | Processing technology of salt(The maximum level is 0.065 g/kg) |
(4)New nutrition enhancer
No | Name | Category number | Food name/category | Maximum level (g/kg) |
1 | Inositol | 01.03.02 | Modified milk powder (limited to milk powder for children) | 210 mg/kg~250 mg/kg |
14.02.03 | Other fruit and vegetable juice (flesh) beverages (including fermented products) | 60 mg/kg~120 mg/kg | ||
14.04.02.02 | Flavored drink | 60 mg/kg~120 mg/kg | ||
13.0 | Special dietary foods | Comply with the relevant standards of special dietary food |
(5) Food additives with expanded scope
No | Name | Function | Category number | Food name | Maximum level (g/kg) | Note |
1 | Transglutaminase | Stabilizer and coagulator | 01.02.02 | Flavored fermented milk | 0.3 | — |
01.06.01 | Unripened cheese | |||||
2 | Magnesium chloride | Flavor enhancer | 06.07 | Instant rice and flour products | Appropriate level as required in production | — |
06.08 | Frozen rice and flour products | |||||
12.10 | Compound condiment | |||||
3 | Sucralose | Sweetener | 01.06.04 | Processed cheese | 0.2 | — |
4 | Lutein | Colorant | 01.01.03 | Modified milk | 0.05 | — |
01.02.02 | Flavored fermented milk | — | ||||
5 | Acesulfame potassium | Sweetener | 07.03 | Cookie | 0.6 | — |
(6) Processing aids with expanded scope
No | Name | Function | Usage scope |
1 | Polyacrylamide | Flocculating agent | Processing technology of salt |
2 | Polydimethyl siloxane | Antifoaming agent | Yeast processing products production and processing technology(The maximum level is 0.1 g/kg, count as polydimethylsiloxane) |
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Reference: NHC News